Today in the News: US says Russia in 'violation of international law'

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Posted Mar. 3, 2014 at 8:00 PM

Posted Mar. 3, 2014 at 8:00 PM

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"Russian military action is not a human rights protection mission, it is a violation of international law." - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, talking today about Russian troops moving into the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine. Power said Russia was responding to an "imaginary threat," and President Barack Obama said the U.S. is weighing options to "isolate" Russia.

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